I allow my kids to play in our cul-de-sac by themselves all the time. I've never really been worried about them. When I was a kid I'd hop on my bike and my fri

I allow my kids to play in our cul-de-sac by themselves all the time. I've never really been worried about them. When I was a kid I'd hop on my bike and my friends and I would ride into town, buy pizza, come home a few hours later. It was normal. This trend toward having to stay within arms reach of your children at all times is, in my opinion, very unhealthy for a child as they don't have opportunities to build confidence and independence.